Fred Fehsenfeld, a Purdue mechanical engineering alumnus, stands near Sky Dancer, a Pipistrel Sinus glider he gifted to Purdue. The gift effectively ushers in a new era of glider instruction and ...

Dr. Galo Grijalva secures Fred Rowland before a glider ride at Aero Soaring Club located at Dart Field, Mayville, New York. Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland With the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve ...

Imagine a program that gives teens a chance to fly planes on their own. Twenty-four teens from around the country descended upon southern Minnesota this week for a chance to do just that. The Civil ...

At some point, you've probably thought about flying a small airplane. If you live on Long Island, you see them overhead every day, cutting across the sky in all directions making their way to points ...

ABOVE: The Helping Dreams gliding scholarships provide recipients with the opportunity to undertake glider and powered-flying ...

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro single-engined full-electric light aircraft is a head-turner. Unobtrusively parked on the ramp, the slender two-seater is often mistaken for a powered glider. When it taxis, ...

FLIGHT EXPERIENCE AND ON SATURDAY, EXCEPT IT WASN’T IN. PLAY GLIDERS ARE JUST FOR FUN. THERE’S NEVER A WE HAVE TO GET THERE LIEUTENANT COLONEL DOUGLAS DUTTON WITH THE CIVIL AIR PATROL BROUGHT HIS ...